Quote#Friendship
Friendship's an empty name, made to deceive
Quote bySir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet · 1615–1674
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ' (1663).
English (original)
Friendship's an empty name, made to deceive Those whose good nature tempts them to believe: There's no such thing on earth; the best that we Can hope for here is faint neutrality.
— Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet
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